IT raids on West Bengal PAC chairman’s home sparks debate on MLA’s political affiliation In October 2021, Krishna Kalyani joined the Trinamool Congress. The Hindu · May 3, 2023
Calcutta HC directs second post-mortem of BJP worker killed at Moyna The BJP worker was allegedly killed at Moyna in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district in the early hours of Tuesday. The Hindu · May 3, 2023
Mamata Banerjee asks Ministers to start sit-in outside Amartya Sen's house over eviction notice West Bengal CM has asked State ministers to begin a sit-in outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to protest against the Visva-Bharati’s eviction notice The Hindu · May 3, 2023
Calcutta HC reassigns two matters of school jobs scam to another Judge Two matters — Soumen Nandy vs State of West Bengal and Ramesh Malik vs State of West Bengal — have been reassigned to the court of Justice Amrita Sinha. The Hindu · May 2, 2023
BJP worker killed in Moyna, party observes ‘martyrs day’ to mark two years of Trinamool government The murder of a BJP worker at Moyna in Purba Medinipur district on May 2, 2023 triggered a political row with parties in the Opposition targeting the ruling Trinamool Congress on the day it completed two years of governance in its third consecutive term The Hindu · May 2, 2023
TMC accuses Congress of ‘double standards’ over stand on BJP's ‘misuse’ of Central agencies West Bengal’s ruling party had made it clear last month that it would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP, and try to work towards a grouping of regional forces to take on the saffron camp in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Hindu · May 2, 2023
Rains likely to continue in Kolkata till Wednesday KOLKATA: Rains lashed parts of southern West Bengal on Sunday with more showers in the forecast over the next three days owing to the formation of cyclonic circulations, the weather office said. Rains and gusty wind brought down day temperatures considerably in Kolkata and other neighbouring towns and cities. The Times of India · Apr 30, 2023
Activists of TMC, rival faction clash in Kolkata Activists of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and a rival faction clashed at Beleghata in the northern part of Kolkata on April 30, 2023, officials said. The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023
Trinamool grappling with repeated Calcutta HC orders of probe by central agencies in West Bengal The developments centering cases relating to West Bengal school job scam has brought the focus on the repeated directions by the Calcutta High Court ordering investigation by central agencies in scams, irregularities and incidents of violence in the State The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023
West Bengal Special Task Force arrests suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) arrested a suspected terrorist of the Al-Qaeda outfit from Howrah. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Apr 29, 2023
Amartya Sen's lawyers move court over eviction notice Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s lawyers have moved West Bengal’s Birbhum district court challenging a fresh eviction order by Visva Bharati, asking the celebrated economist to vacate a portion of “encroached land” within his ancestral property situated on the university campus by May 6. The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023
Govt. to extend help to family of migrant worker who died at Perumbavoor factory: Labour Minister Every effort would be made to extend help to the family of West Bengal native Nasir Hussain who died on Thursday after falling into a 15-metre-deep burning pit at a plywood factory at Odakkaly in Perumbavoor, said Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Friday. The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023
School job-for-bribe scam | Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court judge’s order The Supreme Court on April 28 directed the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign proceedings in the West Bengal school job-for-bribe scandal from Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to another High Court judge. The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023
Daily Dose Ep 1338: Bengal violence probe handed over to NIA, Anand Mohan released In this episode of Daily Dose, Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, and China. Newslaundry · Apr 27, 2023
The Times of India · Apr 27, 2023 BJP calls for 12-hour bandh in north Bengal on Friday to protest against 'atrocities on tribals' KALIAGANJ(WB): The BJP called for a 12-hour bandh in districts of north Bengal on Friday to protest against the "atrocities on the tribal community" in the backdrop of a girl's death at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district last week. The call for shutdown from 6 am drew a sharp retort…
The Hindu · Apr 27, 2023 Tea Industry seeks floor price in the wake of rising cost, drop in production Highlighting a spike in cost of production and a decline in crop in Darjeeling and the Dooars region of West Bengal, the tea industry has urged the Commerce Ministry to declare a floor price for tea.
Dynamite News · Apr 26, 2023 Countrywide Income Tax raids on Gallantt Ispat Limited of Gorakhpur; troubles escalate for MD Chandra Prakash Agarwal Several Income Tax teams on Wednesday raided at various locations of Gallantt Ispat Limited in UP, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal over alleged massive tax evasion. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023 Trinamool caught in a political flux The Trinamool leadership has launched ‘Trinamooler Nabo Jowar’ (Trinamool’s new wave), a two-month-long outreach programme led by the party general secretary and its second-most important leader Abhishek Banerjee.
The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023 Mob protesting against death of minor sets police station on fire in West Bengal’s Kaliaganj A group of locals set fire to Kaliaganj police station in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district to protest against the death of a teenage girl whose body was found in a canal last week.
The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023 Four police officers suspended for dragging dead girl’s body on road in Bengal’s Kaliaganj Four police officers, all in the rank of Assistant Police Sub Inspectors (ASIs), were on April 24 suspended for allegedly dragging the body of a minor girl on road at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal last week, a senior officer said.
The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023 Central team visits West Bengal to inspect PMAY-G implementation A team of 20 officials from the Ministry of Rural Development last week toured 10 districts of West Bengal, to inspect the implementation of rural housing scheme – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).
Dynamite News · Apr 24, 2023 General Election 2024: Mamata says 'no ego clash' over Opposition Unity after meeting Nitish, Tejashwi West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after a meeting with her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023 Indian, U.S. fighter jets take part in joint exercise at West Bengal's Kalaikunda “Fighter jets of the air forces of India and the United States took part in a joint exercise at Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district,” an official said on April 24.
The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023 Normalcy returns to violence-hit Kaliaganj in West Bengal Life in violence-hit Kaliaganj in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district was crawling back to normal on April 24 even as a huge police force was on the watch to prevent a flare-up amid tensions over the death of a 17-year-old girl. Read the full story on The Hindu.
Dynamite News · Apr 22, 2023 West Bengal: Clashes erupt in North Dinajpur over rape, murder of minor girl Days after the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, clashes broke out between the locals and police in the district on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News: